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Hey fight fans! We have yet another action packed event planned for this Wednesday to help you get you guys through your work week. No titles on the line but we do have several incredibly popular fighters in the cage prepared to put on a show for the thousands of HONOR fans that are going to pack the Palmtree in Vegas.
"The Real O.G." Ragnar Lothbrok (4-1) vs Tim Tupy (3-4)
Tupy is becoming well known for being one of the most active fighters in the promotion. He is always stepping up to take on whoever Dan Monk puts in front of him and I know for a fact that that will garner you a lot of respect within the organization. Tupy is taking on another HONOR mainstay in the highly touted Lothbrok who already holds a win over Tupy and is carrying a three fight win streak into this fight. Tupy has a big time advantage on the ground but sadly for him I don't see him having the ability to bring it there. Lothbrok should be able to use his quick hands and devastating kicks to finish this one early.
Prediction: Lothbrok via (T)KO Round 1
Boris JorJovsky (14-8) vs Jonathan "The Cheetah" Mvungi (9-10)
Another rematch here, this time in the 145lb division; JorJovsky was able to win the last contest via TKO through vicious ground strikes. Mvungi has really improved his TDD and grappling defense since their last encounter, however JorJovsky is still an incredibly talented wrestler and holds a black belt in BJJ. Unless Mvungi is able to land some big shots early and finish it I see this contest being similar to the last, though I do see Boris finishing with a submission instead.
Prediction: JorJovsky via Sub Round 3
Gustavo Gracie (7-4) vs Donovan "Ronin" Robinson (9-4)
Very interesting match up between two guys who have nothing but submission victories in the win column. Robinson actually holds a pretty serious stand up advantage here and I expect him to try to keep it on the feet and avoid the better BJJ of Gracie. Ultimately I do feel that this one will end up on the ground and if Gracie can avoid the power shots from Robinson while he is on the top he could possibly pull of a submission. Ultimately I feel Robinson will play it safe on the feet and look to control from the top position using his superior wrestling.
Prediction: Robinson via UD
"MANCHESTER BLACK" Mikael Johansson (24-16) vs Roope Latvala (12-4)
This has all of the makings of a fight of the night candidate as two world class Light Heavyweights square off in the HONOR FC cage. Johansson has just recently made his HONOR debut and did so in impressive fashion with a huge TKO victory against a top contender. He takes on Latvala; a man with a ton of heart, a granite chin, and a lot of skills to go with them. Not much of a skill difference between these two so I have to go with the more experienced Johansson and account for the fact that his power has been on display now that he is under new management.
Prediction: Johansson via (T)KO Round 2
Derec "The Smile" Negreanu (5-3-1) vs Fabricio "Warewolf" Rodrigues (14-12)
Interesting fight here as we have the super hyped Negreanu coming against the much more experienced Rodrigues; who is making his HONOR debut, as well as debuting under a new manager. Both of these fighters are KO artists and love to stand and trade punches, conventional wisdom is telling me to support the younger fighter riding a hot streak of KO wins; that would be Negreanu; however I am picking Rodrigues to experience a bit of a resurgence in his career now that he is under new management. He should also be able to take advantage of Negreanu's somewhat suspect chin to finish this one with strikes.
Prediction: Rodrigues via (T)KO Round 1
Sub Norris (23-15) vs Bruce (Mr.Jiu Jiu Jitsu) Gracie (22-15)
This is a big fight in the featherweight division as the well traveled Norris takes on recent title challenger Bruce Gracie. Nothing much to pick from as these guys have nearly identical records, skills, chins, and strength of competition; essentially this a coin toss. Both fighters are world class wrestlers and have black belts in BJJ. Gracie appears to be a little quicker on his feet and has solid traditional boxing, however if this ends up in the clinch Norris has a fairly significant advantage. My heart is telling me to go with Gracie seeing as how our current champion is the only man to stop him here in HONOR, yet for some reason I see Norris being able to close the gap on the feet, soften his opponent up with superior clinch striking and even control from the ground.
Prediction: Norris via UD
Every fight on the card tonight looks like an incredibly even contest as each fighter has the capability to stop his opponent. There aren't any titles on the line tonight but every man here is fighting for the most importing thing. Their honor, and after all that is what this sport and this organization is about.
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